The NYU School of Social Work and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service sponsor a program in which a student may simultaneously pursue study leading to a Master of Social Work degree and a Master of Public Administration degree. By taking courses that are acceptable for transfer credit in each of the schools and through careful course planning, the dual degree student can complete both degrees in two years, including two summers.
The MSW/Executive MPA program will enable students to complete their clinical social work training while also securing a master's degree from the Wagner School. Students have flexibility to take courses in both Wagner's Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy and Health Management and Policy programs. The combined course of study will incorporate the 10 courses required for the Executive MPA degree (36 credits), in addition to the 65 credits required for the MSW degree (16 courses and four semesters of field learning). Two electives taken at Wagner (6 credits) will be applied to the MSW degree. Three classes (12 credits) taken at the School of Social Work will be applied to the Executive MPA degree.
sample course of study
| First Year | |
| Fall | Credits |
| Social Work Practice I | 4 |
| Social Welfare Programs and Policies | 3 |
| Ethnocultural Issues in Social Work Practice | 3 |
| Field Instruction I | 4 |
| Wagner: The Core of Leadership in Public Service | 4 |
| Spring | Credits |
| Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| Social Work Research I | 3 |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment I | 3 |
| Wagner: Strategic Leadership | 4 |
| Field Instruction II | 4 |
| Summer | Credits |
| Clinical Practice with Groups | 3 |
| Human Behavior in th Social Environment | 3 |
| Wagner: Financial Management | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| Fall | Credits |
| Clinical Practice with Individuals & Families | 3 |
| Social Work Research II | 3 |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment III | 3 |
| Field Instruction III | 4 |
| Social Work Elective | 4 |
| Spring | Credits |
| Integrative Practice Seminar | 3 |
| Advanced Social Policy | 3 |
| Field Instruction IV | 4 |
| Wagner Elective | 4 |
| Wagner End Event: Leadership Confronted | 4 |
| Summer | Credits |
| Wagner Elective | 4 |
| Wagner Elective | 4 |
| Total Credits: 88 | |